Sabyasachi (film)
| Sabyasachi | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Pijush Basu |
| Written by | Sharatchandra Chattopadhyay |
| Screenplay by | Pijush Bose |
| Based on | Pather Dabi by Sharatchandra Chattopadhay |
| Produced by | Asim Sarkar |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Bijoy Ghosh |
| Edited by | Baidyanath Chatterjee |
| Music by | Uttam Kumar, Nidan Bandhu Bannerjee |
Production company | Usha Films |
| Distributed by | Chandimata Films Pvt Ltd |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Sabyasachi is a 1977 Bengali language period political action thriller film directed by Pijush Basu. Based on the novel Pather Dabi written by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, the film produced by Asim Sarkar under the banner of Usha Films. It stars Uttam Kumar in the titular role, alongside Supriya Devi, Bikash Roy, Kiran Lahiri and Tarun Kumar in lead roles. The soundtrack of the film was composed by Nidan Bandhu Banerjee and particularly Uttam Kumar himself, marking his second film as a composer after Kal Tumi Aleya (1966). Set in British India, it revolves around a freedom fighter as well as revolutionary Dr. Sabyasachi Mallick, arresting whom is very difficult for the police as he always escape through his presence of mind and jaw dropping disguises. When he comes to Burma to continue his foundation Pather Dabi against the British raj and the Burma police service hires DCP Nimai Roy from India to bring him down.